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For Now I Am Winter
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  • Summary: The third full-length release for the Icelandic composer was orchestrally arranged by Nico Muhly and features the vocals of Agent Fresco singer Arnór Dan Arnarson on four tracks.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Filter
    Apr 5, 2013
    88
    For Now I Am Winter is filled with widescreen ambitions that deliver on every count.
  2. AllMusic
    Apr 1, 2013
    80
    For Now I Am Winter, effortlessly incorporates elements of pop into the budding singer/songwriter's already evocative blend of wistful neo-classicism and icy electronica.
  3. PopMatters
    Apr 3, 2013
    80
    It’s pop, but it’s not; it’s classical, but it’s also electronic; it’s jazz and it’s rock and it’s ambient and it’s none of these things and all of them.
  4. Sputnikmusic
    Mar 11, 2013
    70
    There’s a light to guide Ólafur Arnalds’ music now, and it's allowing him to escape the darkness in a way he'd never quite imagined.
  5. Exclaim
    Apr 2, 2013
    70
    For Now I Am Winter is a record of intimate beauty and Arnór Dan's R&B-inspired vocals, which bear at least a passing resemblance to Ango or How To Dress Well, work surprisingly well in these sparse yet complex and layered compositions.
  6. Drowned In Sound
    Mar 11, 2013
    70
    It is an album that demands attention, not to mention repeated listenings, to draw out the beauty.
  7. Pitchfork
    Apr 9, 2013
    55
    For Now I am Winter is competent, reasonably varied, and efficiently rousing.

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  1. mrich
    Apr 4, 2013
    9
    I listen to this and end up feeling pretty damn good. I love the classical melody fused with the sweet, light and somber lyrics. I can listenI listen to this and end up feeling pretty damn good. I love the classical melody fused with the sweet, light and somber lyrics. I can listen to this for a day straight. It will be that album that you want to listen to at the end of the day. Songs like no other and songs like stutter are definitely songs that you'll want to listen to over and over again.… Expand
  2. Etaipalombo
    Apr 6, 2013
    8
    In For Now I Am Winter he cooperate with Arnor Dan Arnarsson, the leading singer of Agent Fresco. The result is a beautiful, space-like soundsIn For Now I Am Winter he cooperate with Arnor Dan Arnarsson, the leading singer of Agent Fresco. The result is a beautiful, space-like sounds which hugs gently the listeners ears not letting him forget what he heard. I think it's one of the most atmospheric albums I've ever heard, the closest thing to Sigur Ros projects. It's hard to imagine that Olafur Arnalds was once the drummer of a Hardcore/Metal bands but that's the magic that lays on his hands: On the one hand, he can hit the drums and the other hand, he can play peacefully on the piano.

    http://5songsperartist.blogspot.co.il/2013/04/for-now-i-am-winter-olafur-arnalds.html    … Expand
  4. mgnyc
    Apr 5, 2013
    7
    There is no denying Olafur's talent, however some of these pieces fall a bit short. There really isn't a lot of variety here, or courage. ItThere is no denying Olafur's talent, however some of these pieces fall a bit short. There really isn't a lot of variety here, or courage. It more often feels like he's going for timelessness, rather than poinance. The music is serene, beautiful, and sometimes haunting, but it's also cloying, repetitive, and leaves you feeling that he could've made bolder choices.… Expand

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